Month: September 2026

Explosion of fireworks in central Mexico kills at least 10, injures 64 people

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Explosion of fireworks in central Mexico kills at least 10, injures 64 people

A drone view shows damage following a fireworks explosion during patron saint festivities honoring the Virgin of the Light, which left several people dead and others injured, in the community of Santa Maria Canchesda, Temascalcingo municipality, State of Mexico, Mexico, on September 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for…

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Iran says plans to announce new ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz

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Iran says plans to announce new ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz

A motorboat passes a general cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sunday, September 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The new head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Sunday (September 6, 2026) said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at…

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Raj Thackeray warns cadres against communalism distracting economic problems

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Raj Thackeray warns cadres against communalism distracting economic problems

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray addresses the party office-bearers at Shri Gadkari Rangayatan, in Thane, on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray cautioned his cadre members to stay away from religious conflict that could potentially distract them from economic issues, at a meeting at…

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High-level committee formed in Maharashtra for transparency in recruitment examinations

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High-level committee formed in Maharashtra for transparency in recruitment examinations

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The government of Maharashtra formed a high-level committee to study the existing examination system and suggest necessary reforms to make state government recruitment examinations more transparent, secure, reliable, fair and candidate-oriented, according to a decision by the General Administration Department in this regard. In a meeting held on…

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Satya Niketan building collapse: students turn to phones to look for missing friends

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Satya Niketan building collapse: students turn to phones to look for missing friends

Search on at the collapse site on Sunday night. | Photo Credit: PTI While 12 people were located and rescued from the rubble after the Satya Niketan building collapse, a search continued till late on Sunday night for several others whose whereabouts remained unknown, with friends and families awaiting information.  Students across Delhi University (DU) shared names and photographs and made…

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ABVP members clash with police during protest outside MCD headquarters over building collapse

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ABVP members clash with police during protest outside MCD headquarters over building collapse

Member of the ABVP clashing with the police during a protest outside the MCD headquarters in Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi police on Sunday detained at least 15 members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) after they allegedly broke through the gates of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) headquarters…

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Satya Niketan: building collapse exposes a student hub grappling with housing crisis

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Satya Niketan: building collapse exposes a student hub grappling with housing crisis

Rescue operation underway in a congested lane in Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus on Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI Hours after a five-storey building housing a boys’ hostel collapsed in Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s (DU) South Campus, killing two students, the spotlight has returned to a neighbourhood that has become one of…

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CJP demands accountability over South Delhi hostel collapse; Dipke questions PM

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CJP demands accountability over South Delhi hostel collapse; Dipke questions PM

Rescue operation underway after a building collapsed near Satya Niketan at South-West Delhi, in New Delhi on September 06, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday (September 6, 2026) demanded accountability and a safety audit of all paying guest (PG) hostels in Delhi after a five-storey hostel building…

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Moderate rain leads to waterlogging in parts of city

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Moderate rain leads to waterlogging in parts of city

Motorists wade through a waterlogged road near Delhi Gate on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA   Mderate rainfall on Saturday morning again led to waterlogging in various parts of the national capital, with residents wading through knee-deep water and traffic slowing to a crawl. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta conducted a surprise inspection of…

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Make Delhi ‘Deregulation Capital’, investors urge CM at startup meet

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Make Delhi ‘Deregulation Capital’, investors urge CM at startup meet

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday held a dialogue with leading entrepreneurs and investors on the Delhi Startup & Incubation Policy 2026, aiming to support over 10,000 startups and generate more than 4 lakh jobs. The meeting was organised by the Department of Training & Technical Education, Government of Delhi, to obtain direct inputs…

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